Garment-hanger.



C. B. CORBIN.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 2, 1911.

1,017,854.` 1 Patented 11511.20, 1912.

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CHARLES B. COB/BIN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

GAR-MENT-I-IANGER.

Iimplements for properly supporting or hanging gentlemens coats, and similar garments, and its objects are: First, to provide a hanger that will give a smooth and natural form to the shoulders of the garment. Second, to avert the danger of wrinkling the back of the neck of the garment. Third, to provide a hanger that will give full bust forni to the garment. Fourth, to provide a hanger with which the bust form attachment may be readily attached or detached, and, fifth, to provide a hanger of the kind named that may be readily folded so that it will occupy but little space in a valise or trunk. I att-ain these objects by the construction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawing in which- Figure l is a back elevation of the hanger complete. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a top plan of the same. Fig. l shows the hanger folded in small form for packing and carrying. Fig. 5 shows the hook at the end of the bust form hooked into the eyelet at the end of the return curve of the bar in position to hold the bust form as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 6 is the same as shown in Fig. l. Fig. 7 is an edge view of the supporting' hook and the cape that holds the back of the collar of the garment to proper form.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the hook or body upon which the several parts of the hanger are assembled and by which the hanger is to be hung up. The metal that forms this hook projects well downward, and has small ears, a, formed at the lower edge that form bearings to support the shoulder bars C C. The shoulder' bars are pivotally secured to the front surface of the body A, as at of, so that they may be extended as in Figs. l, 2 and 3, or may be folded for packing, as indicated in Fig. 4, and they are provided wit-h return hooks C that have eyelets c c formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 2, 1911.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912 serial no. 642,024. i

at the extreme ends. These bars, pivotally secured at a and supported in the ears a, will be held with sutiicient rigidity to avert all danger of their' being thrown out of shape by the weight of any garment that may be supported upon them.

To avert the danger of wrinkling the garment at the back of the collar, a difficulty that is universally prevalent in garments that are hung upon hangers prepared for the purpose, I form a small metal cape, B, and pivot it to the supporting hook A, as at a, so that it may be readily swung out of the way forthe purpose of folding the bars C C, as in Fig. 4t. The edges of this cape are folded over, as at o o, so that they will pass over the bars and will form a perfectly smooth edge for the garment to rest upon, and the cape should be so curved as to hold the back of the collar out to the constructive form of the garment.

A, in Figs. 2 and 7, represents a loop or ring that is formed on the lower end of the body A for the reception of the hook D if it is desired to hang the bar D direct-ly to the supporting hook, which is often done when the bar D is used as a skirt or pantaloons hanger.

I provide for giving perfect bust form to the garment by forming a curved bar D which is provided with a hook Z at each end in position to be made to readily engage the eyelets o c to support the bar D in the desired position. Vhen using this bar for the express purpose of giving fullness to the bust of the garment and averting the danger of wrinkling the same, these hooks are passed over the end of the return bend C and then through the eyelets c c, as indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and in which position they will hold the curved bar firmly to place to hold the breast or bust of the garment as desired, as indicated in Fig. 3. This bar may, at the same time, be utilized as a pantaloon or skirt hanger by securing said garments with the clamps E, though as I am claiming nothing specially upon this direct means for hanging such garments I have not attempted to show the manner of securing them with said clamps. If it should not be necessary or desirable to attach the bar D to provide a bust form it may be secured to t-he eyelets c c in the manner indicated in Fig. l so it will hang directly below the said eyelets.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a garment hanger, a supporting hook having lugs at the loWer edge, shoulder bars pivotally secured to the lower end of said supporting hook and made to rest in the upper surface of the lugs and a cape pivotally secured to the supporting liool; in position to cover the ends of the shoulder bars.

In a garment hanger, a supporting hook, shoulder bars pivotally secured to the hook, lugs on the lower edge of the hook in position to receive and support the bars, re-

f turn hooks at the ends of the bars, said hooks terminating in eyelets, a cape pivotally secured to the supportingliook in position to Cover the ends of the bars, and the edges of the cape folded over to protecttlie bars and the garments to be placed upon it, and a bar supported in tlie eyelets in position to give form to the bust of t-lie garment.

8. In a garment hanger, a support-ing hook, shoulder bars pivotally secured to said hook, lugs on said hook to receive and support the bars, return hooks at the free ends of the bars having eyelets formed at the ends, and a cape pivotally secured to the supporting hook in position to cover and protect the pivoted ends of the bars and arranged to prevent the collar of a garment. from Wrinkling.

Signed at Grand CHARLES B. CORBIN. In presence of* A. I. STILES, I. J. CILLEY.

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